Federally Employed Women

The Federal Women's Program (FWP) was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11375 and added sex as a prohibited form of discrimination. The FWP has a primary responsibility to identify barriers to the hiring and advancement of women and to enhance employment opportunities for women in every area of federal service. Guidance for the FWP was originally provided by the Civil Service Commission (now OPM). In 1978 the program responsibility was transferred to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The FWP is an integral part of the overall Civil Rights/Equal Opportunity Program.

1968
Thirteen women, all recognizing the need to establish equal opportunities for women in federal employment, joined together in establishing "TOO FEW-the Organization of Federally Employed Women," and then simplified to FEW. They elected a steering committee and began the nuts-and-bolts work of making their vision a reality. Steve Harrison, FEW's first male member, installed Allie Latimer, FEW's first President.

Del Rio Chapter #105

By 1971, there were 20 local chapters of FEW across the United States. Our local Del Rio Chapter #105 created a little cookbook which has helped to preserve the memory of this amazing endeavor to allow women to be part of the federally-funded workforce. Our little cookbook was published in June of 1977. The names of the women (and two supportive gentlemen) included therein are
Dora Alcala
Anna Arrendondo
Arline Baker
Patricia Box
Janet Branch
Bettie Broadway
Elizabeth Colvin
Ruby Deaton
Frances Elliot
Barbara Ellis
Ellen Faribault
Yvonne Ford
Kathy Gaudet
Wilma Graff
Dorothy Haga
June Hansen
Earline Hill
James Hughes
Bobbie Huisenga
Ernestina Jankowski
Charles Kelley
Carol Leach
Theresa Maldonado
Mauddie Martin
Yolanda Menchaca
Thelma Merat
Helen Miller
Esther Teresa Patino
Shirley Pritchett
Hilda Riojas
Gloria Risher
Hilda Rojas
June Rose
Barbara Sheehan
Marie Smith
Carolyn Street
Linda Sugg
Eleanor Thompson
Mary J Thompson
Kathy Tokarski
Marie Veevaert
Alice Voss
Sybil Wolfe
Federally Employed Women, Del Rio Chapter #105, Texas
The pages were carefully photographed rather than folding them for scanning. The PDF file is 61MB (over 100 pages) and will take a few minutes to download. Enjoy!